CORTLAND COUNTY
RURAL LANDOWNER WORKSHOP
May 6, 2006 8 am to Noon
NYS Grange Building
100 Grange Place, Cortland
Helping you make the most of your land
Free Workshop , Pre-registration required by April 28, 2006
Schedule:
8:00 am Registration, Coffee, and Donuts
8:15 am
Cultivation of Forest Mushrooms for Beginners
Jim Ochterski, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Jim Ochterski will explain and demonstrate the basic steps of inoculating and cultivating forest mushrooms. Done on a larger scale, this can become an enterprise that makes good use of cull timber from a typical Central New York woodlot. Although they are challenging to grow, these mushrooms tend to sell quickly, and profitably, at farm markets and other venues.
9:15 am Wetland Wildlife: The World of Frogs and Salamanders
Melissa Yearick, Upper Susquehanna Coalition, Wetlands Specialist
Melissa Yearick will share with us about wetlands and the often overlooked
wildlife found in them. Learn to identify several different species by sight
and sound and learn about their amazing adaptations to living in and using
wetlands.
10:00 am Short Break
10:15 am The Eastern Bluebird, New York's Official Bird. When did you last see one?
Niles F. Brown, Cortland County Bluebird Coordinator, New York State Bluebird Society
Learn about this colorful harbinger of spring. You can increase the likelihood that you will see them on your property by placing nests in the appropriate locations and doing a few things to immunize competition. We will view an introductory slide show, share ideas, learn about nest box construction, location and if time allows see Bluebirds in a nest box (video). Material will be given out to help the novice and experienced birder. This is a great family activity; it can go on for years.
11:00 am Invasive Plants – Aliens Threaten Cortland County Landscapes!
` Krissy Faust, Cornell Plantations, Wildflower and Natural Areas Gardener
Krissy Faust will introduce us to the common Invasive Plants in our area. Invasive plants are spreading and crowding out our native plants. This is impacting wildlife that depend on native plants. Learn to identify these plants and hear about a variety of control
